Eschol Park Roof Restoration and Repairs

Before the estates, Eschol Park was a vineyard — one of the better known ones in the district. What covers that ground now is a compact 1980s suburb of brick homes with concrete tile roofs, tucked between Eagle Vale, Kearns and Raby on the western side of the valley.

Small suburb, consistent housing stock, very predictable roofing work.

The four jobs an Eschol Park roof needs

Nearly every quote we write here contains some combination of these:

• Re-bedding the ridge and hip caps, because the original bedding mortar has gone soft and the caps have lost their line.
• Re-pointing in a flexible compound, replacing cement that has been cracked apart by inland heat cycling.
• Replacing galvanised valley irons that have corroded from the base of the trough upward under accumulated leaf litter.
• Tile replacement for cracked, chipped and slipped tiles, which on a 1980s profile means sourcing a match rather than grabbing a tile off the truck.

Done together with a clean and a recoat, that is a roof restoration, and it is usually the right answer on a roof whose tiles still ring solid underfoot.

When it is not

Three things rule restoration out: tiles that crack under proper foot traffic, tiles worn through their body rather than just their surface, and battens that have been damp long enough to go soft. We walk and sound the roof before recommending anything, and if the honest answer is a re-roof we will say so and explain why.

A number of homeowners through here convert to Colorbond at that point — no pointing to perish, far lighter, and it dents in hail where concrete tile fractures.

Free inspection and quote

Call (02) 4601 5100, or describe the roof in the quote form. Inspections are free, the written quote is itemised, and nothing needs deciding on the day.

Adjoining suburbs we also cover: Eagle Vale, Kearns and Raby. The rest of the district is on the service areas page.